The Central Bank of Taiwan released balance of payments statistics for the fourth quarter of 2025, reporting a current account surplus of USD 69.93 billion and a net asset increase of USD 74.86 billion on the financial account, alongside a USD 1.00 billion decrease in the Bank’s reserve assets. The current account surplus was USD 36.02 billion higher than the same quarter a year earlier. The goods trade surplus rose USD 37.90 billion year on year to USD 63.64 billion, attributed mainly to export growth supported by strong momentum in AI and other emerging technologies. The services account deficit widened USD 0.65 billion to USD 2.47 billion due to lower freight receipts and higher travel expenditures, while the primary income surplus narrowed USD 0.76 billion to USD 10.59 billion on higher outward payments for nonresidents’ direct investment income; the secondary income deficit widened USD 0.46 billion to USD 1.83 billion reflecting higher outward workers’ remittances. On the financial account, direct investment recorded a net asset increase of USD 4.98 billion, portfolio investment a net asset increase of USD 30.11 billion, financial derivatives a net asset decrease of USD 0.50 billion, and other investment a net asset increase of USD 40.27 billion. For 2025 as a whole, the balance of payments showed a current account surplus of USD 181.14 billion, a net asset increase of USD 157.16 billion on the financial account, and an increase of USD 20.04 billion in the Bank’s reserve assets. The next balance of payments release is scheduled for 16:20 on May 20, 2026.

Original source View in tracker